Yàn​tíng​zuò

Chamaeleon

yàn dam

Components

Meaning component
earth

earth

Sound component
yǎn, yàn to hide

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqrens
qanʔ
qans

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

tíng dragonfly

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
Sound component
tíng court

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl'eːnʔ
l'eːŋ
l'eːŋʔ

說文解字

蝘蜓也。从虫廷聲。一曰螾蜓。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

zuò seat

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
SoundMeaning component
zuò sit

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzwaH[dz]ˤo[j]ʔ-s seat n.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica